Dior Cruise 2024: 9 A+ Looks

The rain did little to stop the Dior cruise 2024 runway show from happening. In fact, if anything, it added to the poetic drama that seemed to permeate throughout the entire collection.

Held at the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in Mexico City, the collection was heavily inspired by the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and it was there that she studied as well as met Diego Rivera—mentor and future husband. For artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Kahlo represented a sense of rebellious femininity. Photos of the artist in three-piece suits and blurring the rules of gender through clothing became a strong inspiration for the cruise 2024 collection.

While tailoring and suiting are par for the course with Dior (and given the reference point), the Dior cruise 2024 collection had perhaps the least number of iterations of the Bar jacket that we’ve seen thus far from Chiuri. The suits that were shown, however, seemed quite classic too and finished with rounded hems for an overall softer touch. Special mentions go to the trio of tuxedo looks that ended the show—each a stellar display of tailoring imbued with a sense of femininity thanks in part to the well proportioned construction.

What felt new for Chiuri was a rakish quality to the styling. It wasn’t entirely prim and proper, fit-and-flare silhouettes all around. Blouses were tucked in rather haphazardly at the front (and stylishly so) for a more casual, almost unbothered touch. This was even the case for looks with more delicate fabrications, such as lace.

With every destination collection, there’s a collaboration of sorts with local artisans. For cruise 2024, Dior employed the expertise of artisans from the different regions of Mexico—a more inclusive representation of what Mexican craft has to offer. For example, embroidery is heavily used in traditional Mexican clothing and within that craft alone, the techniques differ depending on the region. A lot of the different local collaborators make use of these different embroidery applications to beautifully construct the overarching narrative of the collection.

Although Frida Kahlo was the main inspiration, it was more of her spirit that was the common thread rather than a reimagining of her. Sure, there were semblances of Kahlo’s style as seen in some of her more iconic self-portraits, but even then, they weren’t overly done. Simply sublime.

View the full Dior cruise 2024 collection in the gallery below.

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